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HKEx: ELI Naming Contest Deadline Extended To 6 December 2002

Date 04/11/2002

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has extended the deadline for its "Naming Contest for Listed Equity Linked Instruments (ELI)" from 26 November 2002 to 6 December 2002 in order to give contestants more time for the submission of entries.
HEX Plc's Interim Report 1 January - 30 September 2002

Date 04/11/2002

Turnover: 69.0 million euro, +2.7% Operating profit: 20.7 million euro, -9.8% Profit before extraordinary items and taxes: 21.3 million euro, -12.0% Net profit for the period: 15.0 million euro, -12.0% HEX acquired a majority holding in the Riga Stock Exchange Group comprising the Riga Stock Exchange and the Latvian Central Depository. The new Group IT Services organisation started its operations.The objective of the IT organisation reform is to improve cost
Exchange-Wide Volume At CBOE Gains 42% In October - Index Options Volume Increases For Sixth Consecutive Month - QQQ And DIAMONDS Volume Records Established

Date 04/11/2002

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced that exchange-wide volume in October showed a gain of 42% over September 2002. Total volume in index options increased for the sixth consecutive month, as the number of contracts traded surpassed October 2001 by 40%.
Euronext: Listing Measure Computer Services Solutions Holding N.V.

Date 04/11/2002

The management of Euronext Amsterdam has been informed on the content of today''s press release issued by CSS Holding N.V. From this press release it appears that CSS Holding N.V. has applied for suspension of payment. The management of Euronext Amsterdam has decided to impose a listing measure on CSS Holding N.V. as of Tuesday 5 November 2002, according to article 65, lid 2 sub a of the Listing and Issuing Rules (suspension of official listing).
Deutsche Börse: Clearing And Settlement: Let Customers Decide

Date 04/11/2002

In its response to the European Commission's Communication on clearing and settlement, Deutsche Börse has endorsed the Commission's view that the choice of commercial model is a market, not regulatory, decision. The Commission set out its regulatory approach to clearing and settlement in a Communication published in May this year. It refused to discuss the relative merits of different architectures for providing pan-European services, stating instead that the choice of model should be left to ma

CNBC's Power Lunch Broadcasts From CBOT Trading Floor

Date 04/11/2002

CNBC--the premier business news station with millions of viewers worldwide--will be broadcasting its popular "Power Lunch" program from the Chicago Board of Trade financial trading floor on Wednesday, November 6. The program runs from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. (Chicago time), and Wednesday's broadcast will be conducted from the CBOT® media platform.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Expands European Operations - New Regional Marketing Managers To Lead Outreach Programs In Western Europe

Date 04/11/2002

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) has hired three regional marketing managers to expand its customer outreach efforts in Europe.
CBOT's October Volume Sets New Monthly And Yearly Records

Date 04/11/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced its members set a new yearly volume record at 289,030,143 contracts through the end of October, surpassing the exchange's previous record of 281,189,436 contracts traded in 1998. October 2002 volume was the second-highest monthly volume total in exchange history trading 36,025,514 contracts, up 67.2% from October 2001 and up 19.5% from September 2002.
CBOT's October Volume Sets New Monthly And Yearly Records

Date 04/11/2002

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today announced its members set a new yearly volume record at 289,030,143 contracts through the end of October, surpassing the exchange's previous record of 281,189,436 contracts traded in 1998. October 2002 volume was the second-highest monthly volume total in exchange history trading 36,025,514 contracts, up 67.2% from October 2001 and up 19.5% from September 2002.
CBOT Fed Watch

Date 04/11/2002

In advance of this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting on November 6, the Chicago Board of Trade will be reporting daily rate change probabilities in the FOMC's federal funds target rate, as indicated by the CBOT® 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract. The CBOT 30-Day Federal Funds futures contract is a key benchmark interest rate barometer that reflects the forward overnight effective rate for excess reserves that are traded among commercial banks in the U.S. federal funds market.